New laws, policies, training centers—and plenty of infrastructure upgrades like water pumps and irrigations systems—are helping Vietnamese farmers deal with the challenges of weather, geography, and climate change.

Two new high-efficiency combined cycle gas turbines at the Talimarjan power plant in southern Uzbekistan will help modernize the country’s energy infrastructure, free up resources for investment, and produce surplus electricity for export.

By converting waste into clean energy, livestock farms in Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China, help manage an environmental threat, contribute to the national energy grid, and boost their income.

In times of emergencies or after a disaster, the availability of toilets and sanitation facilities is always in question. Among the affected people there is also bound to be a number who suffer from diarrheal diseases, typhoid, and other conditions that make feces hazardous. This pilot and demonstration activity (PDA) proposed and supported the development of an Emergency Sanitation Operation System (eSOS) concept so as to provide an effective and innovative sanitation solution that can be easily deployed during emergencies and in the aftermath of a disaster. The primary goal is to minimize the risk to public health of the most vulnerable members of society. The secondary goal is to reduce the investment, operation, and maintenance costs of emergency sanitation facilities and service to enable a sustainable solution during emergencies and disasters.

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